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[Woopsy54]

My daughter has these rashes on her hands, elbows, back of her calves and front of knees

GP not taking seriously and saying eczema and keeps loading us up with steroid creams

Have been told 1 year wait for NHS dermatologist.

Any ideas what this rash could be??

It looks like eczema.
La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Balm is really good for eczema.

Pustular psoriasis IMO. I had it. Steroid creams are all the dermatologist will prescribe.

Looks like eczema to me op, i have the same on my hand xx

It does look like eczema, what have you tried already?
Are you using sensitive laundry products? When my DD’s eczema was bad we had to go fragrance free with no fabric softener at all, she couldn’t tolerate anything else.
Also nothing fragranced in the bath, body lotions etc. Eczema friendly hand soap and shower gel.

We did try dairy free but it did make a difference for her, but it is something that’s worth a try.

Definitely looks like pompholyx/ dishydrotic eczema. Similar treatment to standard eczema. Mine is triggered by stress/ nearby cuts or other skin damage.

Another vote for Salcura Bioskin here. Both kids had awful skin problems as tots, the steroid-based creams we were prescribed got stronger and stronger and I was really concerned about them. A colleague mentioned the Salcura bioskin rescue cream for kids and in desperation I got a set with washes and cream, 3 week supply and despite DH’s scepticism I dropped all the steroids and whatever washes and bath additives we were using, and used Salcura alone. 2 weeks of use and the rashes were almost gone. Continued with these for years, the kids now seem to have largely outgrown the issue or else Salcura was a permanent solution.

Haven't RTFT but it looks and sounds like dermatitis herpetiformis.

This can be caused by coeliac disease but often won't show up on coeliac tests

celiac.org/about-celiac-disease/related-conditions/dermatitis-herpetiformis/

Google perioral dermatitis. Although you can't get it on your hands, the way you describe fluid filled blisters sounds very much like it. Mine is brought in by toothpaste. Is she wiping the backs of her hands on her mouth after brushing? https://www.google.com/search?q=perioral+dermatitis&sca_esv=3d7241390298868e&source=hp&ei=Hbe0aICFKaishbIPu4rueQ&oq=periora&gs_lp=EhFtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1ocCIHcGVyaW9yYSoCCAAyCBAAGIAEGLEDMggQABiABBixAzIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABEizOlCACVjdKnABeACQAQCYAVmgAcwDqgEBN7gBAcgBAPgBAZgCCKAClASoAg_CAgoQABgDGOoCGI8BwgIKEC4YAxjqAhiPAcICCxAuGIAEGLEDGIMBwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAhEQLhiABBixAxjRAxiDARjHAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGMcBwgIIEC4YgAQYsQOYAxXxBewOqUo_NFbtkgcDNy4xoAfFKrIHAzYuMbgH_wPCBwcyLTYuMS4xyAdF&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-hp

Not rtft but looks like psoriasis. I have it in the same place and it looks extremely similar during a flare.

Ps.i was prescribed everything going but found the best thing to be Germolene. Stopped the itching too.

my eczema comes up in fluid filled blisters.

The bit on her wrist is exactly how my eczema looks, and her hand looks like mine after I've scratched the blisters too much (they are so very very itchy)

I don't get eczema in sweaty places, but I'll get it in places such as external bit of elbows, arms, hands, leg, etc.

Looks like pomphlox to me. I get it on my hands. Cetraben overnight balm works wonders. Hand-wash triggered mine

I had painful and wildly itchy fluid filled blisters like this as a child. It was eczema.

my advice is to use the steroid cream. My mother was extremely worried about using the steroid cream my doctor prescribed, as she thought it ‘thinned the skin’ and so she rarely used it on me. I can still remember pain and discomfort this caused. I would try and sneak the ‘strong cream’ to put on my weeping and raw fingers , as I knew it helped.

Have you gone down the route of less irritants? This range is really good. Less frequent baths/shower cooler water

Yes scabies was my first thought to. You need to tell the GP suspected scabies and be insistent and get the treatment asap.

Absolutely same with me!

@Woopsy54 not all private dermatologists see children. In fact, most don’t. So please check and double check to avoid disappointment!

Also, please do not listen to the people here who confidently diagnose this that and the next thing. Dermatology is a funny specialty and interpreting rashes correctly takes years of training.

Your GP may or may not be correct about it being eczema. Unfortunately they have little training in dermatology and are not always the best at diagnosing skin disease. What they definitely should do is take a very proactive approach and show some professional curiosity. Proper course of strong steroid cream, solid advice about washing, emollients, irritants etc. Then review. Then request for “advice and guidance” with photos from Derm dept if not effective. Quicker than an appointment.

Best of luck. I hope you get a diagnosis and management plan soon.

It looks like scabies . Does she go to nursery ? I’ve heard there is a huge increase in nursey/ school age children and scabies

My mother had dermatitis herpetiformis - linked to coeliac disease. Ask dr for a simple blood test for coeliac disease.....It's very accurate.

It looks like Scabies.

I also think scabies
Esp if intensely itchy, particularly at night…

Looks like molluscum contagiousum
Or possibly pompholyx

Is it itchy ?

Ditto! @Woopsy54 its very likely that your child will be given a strong steroid cream to clear it up. Dont be scared to use it.

Partner was given very weak steroid creams by GP to start with which didn’t even touch his eczema. They scared him off using anything strong until he saw a private dermatologist who fixed him straight away by using strong steroid creams for couple of months and now he hardly uses any.

It does look like the eczema that I had as a child. Also the locations are the same.

As a previous poster said, it's pompholyx excema. I have exactly the same. I have terrible OCD and mine has been bought on from too much hand washing. Lots of little fluid filled blisters and soooo itchy too. Get a hydrocortisone cream from boots, it will take a while but it will go eventually 😘